Corporate Counsel - WhatsApp - Facebook - Menlo Park

Job description
Facebook was built to help people connect and share, and over the last decade our tools have played a critical part in changing how people around the world communicate with one another. With over a billion people using the service and more than fifty offices around the globe, a career at Facebook offers countless ways to make an impact in a fast growing organization.

WhatsApp Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Facebook, is seeking a talented Corporate Counsel to join the WhatsApp Legal Department. This position is a generalist role and could involve product counseling and advice work, transactional work, regulatory and litigation matters and/or intellectual property counseling among other things. You must have flexibility to adapt to changing priorities, business and organizational needs. In addition, you must have the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, small but growing environment and work proactively with various teams across the organization, including engineering, product, business development, customer support, human resources and finance. This is a full-time position based in WhatsApp’s offices in Mountain View, California and will report to WhatsApp’s Deputy General Counsel.



Responsibilities
Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure WhatsApp products comply with our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, as well as applicable laws and regulations in relevant areas, including privacy, security, consumer protection, etc. Support related regulatory and litigation matters.
Work with business development and other teams on business objectives, licensing matters, commercial transactions and strategic partnerships.
Advise customer support team on customer support inquiries and matters implicating legal issues.
Assist with other intellectual property matters including open source, brand/service/technology protection, patents and trademarks.
Support other areas as necessary.

Requirements

J.D. degree and membership in at least one state bar (preferably CA).
5+ years of relevant experience, including prior in-house experience with internet or technology companies and/or at a top tier law firm.
Experience with consumer technology products and product counseling strongly preferred.
Strong drafting and negotiation skills, along with excellent business judgment and strategic thinking abilities required.
Experience in developing and implementing legal department processes to improve efficiencies preferred.
Willingness and wherewithal to take on projects involving unfamiliar subject matters.
Ability to move seamlessly and effortlessly between projects spanning multiple stakeholders and subject matters.
Good sense of humor.
Occasional travel may be required.
Compensation based on experience.

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